Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 21 January 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Transporte Areo Militar – TAM
Registration Number: TAM-10
Location: near Vacas –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A single woman was killed during a severe weather event on the ground.A single woman was killed during a severe weather event on the ground.
Description
Crashed in poor weather. One woman was killed on the ground.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=300bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=6416%2C2045491https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=300bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=6416%2C2045491Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically poor visibility and turbulence, likely contributed to the crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically poor visibility and turbulence, likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
